One number exceeds another by 12. If five times the smaller number is subtracted from three times the larger number, the result is 20. Find the numbers.

Solución

Solución

The numbers : 20, 8

Pasos de solución

Represent the numbers with

x and y

number 1 : x

number 2 : y

A.T.Q.:

x = y + 12

3 x - 5 y = 20

x = y + 12, 3 x - 5 y = 20 : x = 20, y = 8

The numbers : 20, 8

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